Herman Franks

Herman Franks

Catcher / Manager
Born: (1914-01-04)January 4, 1914 Price, Utah, U.S.
Died: March 30, 2009(2009-03-30) (aged 95) Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 27, 1939, for the St. Louis Cardinals
Last MLB appearance
August 28, 1949, for the New York Giants
MLB statistics
Batting average	.199
Home runs	3
Runs batted in	43
Managerial record	605–521
Winning %	.537

Teams
As player St. Louis Cardinals (1939) Brooklyn Dodgers (1940–1941) Philadelphia Athletics (1947–1948) New York Giants (1949) As manager San Francisco Giants (1965–1968) Chicago Cubs (1977–1979) As coach New York Giants (1949–1955) San Francisco Giants (1958; 1964) Chicago Cubs (1970)
Career highlights and awards
World Series champion (1954)

Herman Louis Franks (January 4, 1914 – March 30, 2009) was an American catcher, coach, manager, general manager and scout in Major League Baseball. He was born in Price, Utah, to Italian-American immigrant parents and attended the University of Utah.